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Staff Report
A student who skipped class at Knox Central High School caused the Knox County Middle School and Kentucky Tech/Knox County Area Technology Center to be shut down for about 20 minutes Thursday.
According to media advisor Frank Shelton, an unknown student was on the Kentucky Tech/Knox ATC campus, which adjoins the middle school.
Instructors at the technical school identified the unknown student in their building and the school was locked down, Shelton stated.
Knox Central moved students by bus to the technology center to attend vocational classes during the day.
School officials are investigating the incident and looking at emergency management protocols used during the lock down.
Breaking News
March 1, 2012
Knox County school placed on lockdown
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Fritts sentenced to 15 years
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2 explosions at Boston marathon finish line
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Competitors and race organizers were crying as they fled the chaos. Bloody spectators were being carried to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners.
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Seven confirmed dead in Saturday fire
By Jeff Noble
Staff Writer
Seven persons — a man, a woman and five children — perished Saturday morning in a house fire on Sam Parker Road in the Gray community in Knox County.
As of Saturday afternoon, the names of those who died were not identified and have not been confirmed. The victims were pronounced dead at the scene by Knox County Coroner Mike Blevins. -
'Several' perish in Saturday morning blaze
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Emergency responders are on the scene of a Saturday morning fire along Sam Parker Road in Gray.
Initial reports indicate seven people may have died in the fire, including five children and two adults. -
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